Table 3 Bivariate and multivariable analysis of factors associated with N. gonorrhoeae infection among FCSWs in Hawassa City, Southern Ethiopia, 2017
Socio-demographic variables | Categories | Neisseria gonorrhea | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No. tested (%) | No. positive (%) | COR (95% CI) | AOR(95%CI) | P-Value | ||
Years in sex work | < 5 yrs | 287 (84.9) | 8 (2.8) | 1 | ||
> 5 yrs. | 51 (15.1) | 3 (5.9) | 2.28 (0.56–8.51) | – | – | |
Place of work | Home | 16 (4.8) | 1 (6.3) | 2.65 (0.28–25.25) | – | – |
Street | 159 (47.0) | 6 (3.8) | 1.55 (0.43–5.63) | – | – | |
Hotel / bar | 163 (48.2) | 4 (2.5) | 1 | |||
Age at first sex | < 15 yrs | 109 (32.2) | 4 (3.7) | 1.21 (0.35–4.23) | – | – |
> 15 yrs | 229 (67.8) | 7 (3.1) | 1 | |||
Age at starting sex work | < 15 yrs | 16 (4.7) | 1 (6.3) | 0.49 (0.14–1.74) | – | – |
15–19 yrs | 214 (63.3) | 5 (2.3) | 1 | |||
> 20 yrs | 108 (32.0) | 5 (4.6) | 1.37 (0.15–12.57) | – | – | |
No of customers/ week | < 7 clients | 267 (79.0) | 9 (3.4) | 1.20 (0.25–5.70) | – | – |
> 7 clients | 71 (21.0) | 2 (2.8) | 1 | |||
Consistent condom use | Yes | 305 (90.2) | 6 (2.0) | 1 | 1 | |
No | 33 (9.8) | 5 (15.2) | 8.89 (2.56–31.00)* | 6.31 (1.61–24.86) | 0.008* | |
Having regular sexual partner | Yes | 201 (59.5) | 6 (3.0) | 1 | ||
No | 137 (40.5) | 5 (3.6) | 1.23 (0.37–4.12) | – | – | |
Consistent condom use with regular partner | Yes | 187 (93.0) | 4 (2.1) | 1 | 1 | |
No | 14 (7.0) | 1 (7.1) | 3.52 (0.37–33.81)* | 2.56 (0.39–17.46) | 0.319 | |
Not using condom for better payment | Yes | 19(5.6) | 2 (10.5) | 4.05 (0.81–20.23) | – | – |
No | 319(94.4) | 9 (2.8) | 1 | |||
Using contraceptives | Yes | 231 (68.3) | 6 (2.6) | 1 | ||
No | 107(31.7) | 5 (4.7) | 1.84 (0.55–6.16) | – | ||
Drinking alcohol before sex | Yes | 276(81.7) | 9 (3.3) | 1.01 (0.21–4.80) | – | – |
No | 62(18.3) | 2 (3.2) | 1 | |||
Self-reported history of STIs | Yes | 132 (39.1) | 7 (5.3) | 2.83 (0.81–9.86)* | 2.83 (0.76–10.52) | 0.122 |
No | 206 (60.9) | 4 (1.9) | 1 | 1 | ||